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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 10/17/1968 I I 'I 43 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON October 17, 1968 The Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Officers present were Mayor Wolfe, Councilmen Maxfield, Thorne, Bettger, SchDoeder and Basom, Manager Herrman, Attorney Moffett and Acting Clerk Thompson. Councilman Ranta was absent. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Thorne and unanimously carried to accept and place on file the Council Minutes of Octo- ber 3rd and October 7, 1968. A motion was made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Thorne and unanimously carried to concur with the Light Superintendent's recom- mendation and accept the low bid of RTE for the 75 KVA submersible trans- former - $699.00 each, the 2nd low bid of RTE for-75 KVA Conventional- $545.00 each and 167 KVA Conventional transformer - $1,000.00 each because of no knowledge of the low bidder or no knowledge of the firm, transformer or reliability thereof, no representatives of the firm cover the area and shorter delivery date of RTE. A motion waS made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimously carried to concur with the Light Superintendent's recom- mendation and accept the low bid of Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. for 5000' service cable - $150.00 jm.ft., Utility Supply Co. for SOOT cable - $416.00 jm.ft. and G. E. Supply Co. for 2000' cable - $1771.00 j~.ft. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimously carried to concur with the Light Superintengent's recom- mendation and accept the 2nd low bid of RTE for Item #1 - 75 KVA trans- former with taps - $574.00, Item #2 - low bid of RTE for 75 KVA transformer with taps - $574.00 and the second lowest bid of RTE for Item #3 - 37.5 KVA transformer with taps - $352.00 because RTE has the only external tap changers, in Item #1 and #3 - no knowledge of these firms or their products, no representatives cover our area. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and unanimously carried to accept the low bid of Ruddell Chev.-Olds. Inc. in the amount of $2,368.43 for 1 - 1969 4-door sedan for the Water Dept. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Thorne and unanimously carried to authorize the Light Dept. to increase the number of transformers to be purchased on the electrical bid by three each Item #1 - 75 KVA transformers, three each - 167 KVA transformers 'and nine each Item #2 - 75 KVA transformers. A motion waS made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Thorne and unanimously carried to approve payment to CH2M in the amount of $4,381.46 for engineering services from August 24 through September 1968 in connection with the Sanitary Sewerage System Improvements. A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimously carried to approve payment to CH2M in the amount of $4,359.35 for engineering services through September 24, 1968 in connection with the Fairmont Area Sanitary Sewer System. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Thorne and unanimously carried to approve payment of the retained percentage in the amount of $7,733.00 to McCray Marine Construction Co., Inc. for submarine out- fall construction with $1,933;25 - 1% - retained until expiration of the one year guarantee period. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and unanimously carried to approve for payment Claims Vouchers in the amount of $178,126.69 and Payroll Transfers in the amount of $46,842.60. A motion was made by Councilman Basom, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and unanimously carried to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission and grant Mr. E. M. Bennett, 719 So. Washington St. a variance to allow him to construct an addition to an existing, non-conforming, single family resi- dence. A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and 44 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON October 17, 1968 (Page 2) unanimously carried to approve the recommendation of the Planning Com- mission and grant Mr. Stanley H. Sherman, 125 Oakcrest, a variance from the front yard set-back requirements to enable him to construct a double carport on the front of his house with the stipulation that the carport remain opensided. A motion was made by Councilman Basom, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimously carried to accept and place on file the Planning Commission minutes of Octobet 15, 1968. I The following Ordinance was read in full: ORDINANCE NO. 1648 AN ORDINANCE rezoning a portion of the City of Port Angeles. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and unanimously carried that the foregoing ordinance be adopted as read. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Basom and unanimously carried to refer to a work session the requests for leasing of a portion of land on Ediz Hook. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and unanimOUSly carried to accept and place on file a letter from Mr. F. Conrad regarding.one-way streets. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger,_seconded by Councilman Thorne and unanimously carried to recommend to the Light Superintendent that whenever possible, underground wiring be used in new areas of construction. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and unanimously carried to notify Mr. Milo Wetherald that the lease for I land lying west of the Elwha River would be cancelled on the basis that he has not met the requirements that he had agreeo to in the original lease whereby he agreed to do some work in erosion control to the property. A motion was made by Councilman Thorne, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimously carried to waive the dance license fee for a free dance to be held at the Y.M.C.A. and sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce for the young people of the community. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimously carried to accept and place on file the Civil Service Minutes of October 10, 1968. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Schroeder and unanimously carried to accept the Police Chief's recommendation and reject the application for dance license by IPJ's" tavern. A motion was made by Councilman Maxfield, seconded by Councilman Bettger and unanimOUSly carried to accept and place on file the following reports: Child Guidance Report, Progress of Sewer Project, Light ~ Power, Water, Utilities, Fire, MuniCipal Judge, Police, Recreation and Out of Town for Juvenile Officer and Public Library. A motion was made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Thorne I and unanimously carried to approve the transfer of liquor license from Jack D. Laub to Frederick H. Jones and Sidney J. Williams, The Office Tavern, 229 East 1st St. A motion was made by Councilman Bettger, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and unanimously carried to refer to the consulting engineer for recommenda- tion the request for an extension of 35 working days by Harold Kaeser Co. A motion was made by Councilman Basom, seconded by Councilman Maxfield and unanimously carried to grant Councilman Ran~'s request and accept his resignation effective November 1, 1968. A replacement for Mr. Ranta is to be appointed by the Council at their next meeting to be held Nov. 7, 1968. '-'--- I 45 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON October 17, 1968 (Page 3) Other subjects discussed were that Owens Brothers proposal for rip rap was accepted because of the 10-day delivery time, a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown protesting the fee for a library card for county resi- dents was acknowledged, that Department Heads or representative be at the Council meeting when bids are presented or else give written reasons for their recommendations, rocks on Front Street and sidewalks that should be removed, the City Manager attendance at the Intl. City Managers Association meeting to be held in Detroit October 20 - 24, 1968, the timing of Stop and Go lights and the Walk and Wait signals in the downtown area, and a progress report on the remodeling of the old telephone building. The meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m. t/~~ L~ (A) U~ ~ Mayor I I